Cops say California woman had pot mailed to her in Lake Forest

August 30, 2012|By Ruth Fuller | Special to the Tribune

Shanna Weiner (Lake County Sheriff's Dept. )

A 32-year-old California woman was arrested while visiting her parents’ home in Lake Forest and could face up to 30 years in prison because police say they found her in possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana.

Shanna Weiner, of La Quinta, Ca., allegedly signed for a U.S. postal package that contained 15 individual packages, each weighing about 18 pounds, according to Lake County Assistant State’s Atty. Lauren Kalcheim Rothenberg.

The Lake County Metropolitan Group performed a search of the home and found the package with a note that stated to “please leave package,” Kalchein Rothenberg said. Inside the house they found Tupperware containing baggies, documents and computer information regarding marijuana, $6,000 in cash and “cannabis found throughout the house,” the prosecutor said.

Weiner’s attorney, Steven Muslin, told Lake County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Shanes that she was in town taking a class on cranial osteopathic therapy, a “holistic” type of treatment and needs to take the second part of her class in California in October.

“Your course work is fine, but there was a hiccup in your course work when you were charged with a Class X felony,” Shanes said to Weiner. “If you are found guilty, I have no choice but to send you to prison.”

Weiner is out of jail after posting the required 10 percent of a $50,000 bond. Her next court date is Sept. 14. An Oct. 29 trial date has been set.